Building a Learning Culture, With Bala Sathyanarayanan

Learning and development is a key lever for CHROs to deliver
strategic impact, but it can be a challenge to keep pace with
workforce needs. As technology innovation impacts both critical
skills and learning delivery, CHROs must evaluate the
effectiveness of their learning initiatives and foster an
environment of learning. Bala Sathyanarayanan, CHRO at
Greif, joins the Talent Angle Podcast to share insights on how HR
can build a learning culture. He explains why continuous learning
is a necessity in today’s world of work, and shares how HR can
drive business strategy by tapping into employees’ desire to
grow.


Bala V. Sathyanarayanan serves as the executive vice president
and chief human resources officer at Greif. Before Greif, Bala
held global leadership roles at Xerox, Hewlett Packard
Enterprise, Coca-Cola and United Technologies. Bala earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in electronics engineering and a
Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the
University of Madras in Chennai, India. He also holds a master’s
in human resources management from Rutgers University and
graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard
Business School.


Peter Aykens is the chief of research for Gartner’s HR practice.
Aykens is responsible for building and leading research teams
within the practice to address clients’ key initiatives. Before
his current role, he spent over 25 years at Gartner leading
research teams focused on banking and financial services
strategy, producing numerous studies that addressed business
strategy, channels, marketing, customer experience and product
challenges. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science
from St. Olaf College, a master’s degree in international
politics from Aberystwyth University (formerly known as the
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth), and a master’s degree
and a doctorate in political science from Brown University.